This comprehensive, fully updated text, Cell and Molecular Biology gives the essential concepts and applications of molecular biology to students of biology, pharmacy, biotechnology, microbiology and other related disciplines. The text reflects the advances that are transforming the field, ranging from genetic engineering to new techniques with broad applications. An ideal, student-friendly te....     View More Details

Environmental Studies pertain to a systematic analysis of the natural and man-made world encompassing various scientific, economic, social and ethical aspects.

Human impacts leading to large scale degradation of the environment have aroused global concern on environmental issues in the recent years. The apex court has hence, issued directive to impart environmental literacy to all.
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Intended for postgraduate students of botany and zoology, this manual contains experiments, selection of which was governed by the following parameters: easy availability of resource material, chemicals and instruments; involvement of a new concept or technique; and reproducibility by the students. The manual covers: the use of common instruments, a section on bio-molecules, various aspects of....     View More Details

This book has been thoroughly revised and updated in its present Seventh Edition. Striking a neat balance between environmental chemistry and environmental chemical analysis, the book explains the various dimensions of environmental chemistry including latest concepts and developments in the subject with global and user-friendly approach.

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The 2nd edition of the book is revised, updated and efforts are made to enhance usefulness of the book for various courses. New subject matter is added to each chapter. Further this freshly updated 2nd edition contains five new chapters. They are:

• Biochemistry of apoptosis
• Biochemistry of cell cycle
• Biochemistry of Blood
• Organ function tests
• Biochemical T....     View More Details

The textbook on Pharmaceutical Biotechnology provides comprehensively the fundamental concepts and principles in Biotechnology to expatiate and substantiate its numerous modern applications with regard to the spectacular development in the Pharmaceutical Industry. In a broader perspective, the students studying Biotechnology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels shall be grossly bene....     View More Details

The reorganized  and updated Pocket Guide to Clinical Microbiology, Third Edition, continues to present valuable quick-reference information to the clinical microbiology community in a small package. Easily portable, this new guide retains the format of the previous two editions-condensed information on detection and identification of clinically important microbes.

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Especially designed for students and professionals, this textbook presents fundamentals of cell biology, from microscopic to the molecular level, in a relevant and user-friendly manner, supported by excellent diagrams, micrographs and tables.

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• Expanded and up to date coverage of the cell, its ultrastructure and molecular mechanisms in a state of the art style.<....     View More Details

In this text, the author has tried to unfold before the student, the essence of immunology from its historic beginnings, to the understanding of basic concepts of host defence and onto the many clinical applications of this science. Immunology: Introductory Textbook, covers the topics of Immunobiology, Immunoglobulins, Immuno-response Mechanisms, Transplantation Immunology and Immunodef....     View More Details

This book provides general information in the area of Environmental Science, Microbiology and Biotechnology. Keeping in view the recent advances in these disciplines, this book aims to focus on the application of Microbiology and Biotechnology in tackling the environmental issues viz., role of microbes in waste management, bioremediation, health & hygiene, biological control and plant prod....     View More Details

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The present book covers the syllabus of Biotechnology-3 prescribed by Bangalore University and second year degree, Biotechnology Vocational Course (UGC), New Delhi. The book endeavours to furnish a simple, understandable text for students. This book has been divided into two major parts, Part A includes Molecular Biology and Part B includes Biophysics.One of the highlights of this book is that....     View More Details

This book is designed as per the syllabus of Biotechnology Paper IV prescribed by Bangalore University. It also fully covers the second year degree Biotechnology Vocational Course prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi. The book is divided into three parts as follows:

• Recombinant DNA Technology
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Animal Cell Culture
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Microorganisms are living things like plants and animals but because of their minute size and omnipresence, performing experiments with microbes requires special techniques and equipment apart from good theoretical knowledge about them. This easy to use revised and updated edition provides knowledge about all the three i.e., techniques, equipment and principles involved. The notable feature of....     View More Details

Written as per Bangalore University Syllabus. Covers Biochemistry, Mathematics, Statistics and Introduction to Computer Science. Large number of worked examples and illustrations. Summary at the end of each chapter. A large number of theory questions that help make concepts clear and exercise problems for practice. An exhaustive list of formulae that will serve as ready reckoner for last minu....     View More Details

Gymnosperms, as a group, enjoy a unique position in the world flora.The present book is an attempt to include important aspects of living (extant) and fossil (extinct) gymnosperms. It encompasses distribution, morphology, anatomy, reproductive biology, seed biology, ultrastructure and histochemical studies. The book gives a family-wise description of the group based on the representative genus....     View More Details

Gives a fascinating account of molecular biology to serve as a first course in biology for the undergraduates. It is designed to prepare a background to appreciate that biological sciences are making a hard progress towards an understanding of quantitative biology that is exciting, provocative and rational. The matter has been organized into fourteen chapters covering a range of topics that ar....     View More Details

Food Microbiology is the first entirely new, comprehensive student text to be published on this subject for more than 10 years. It covers the whole field of modern food microbiology, including recent developments in the procedures used to assay and control microbiological quality in food.

The book covers the three main themes of the interaction of microorganisms with food-spoilag....     View More Details

The book incorporates in a comparative manner the various important classifications of fungi given by different workers. It deals with the morphology, taxonomy, life cycles of various groups of fungi and also includes the disease cycle and control measures of fungal pathogens, responsible for causing diseases of national as well as international importance. The book has been written to cater t....     View More Details

The present volume provides an excellent up-to-date account of the course and development of biochemistry. The text revolves around the basic principles of biochemistry as well as molecular and biochemical control mechanisms responsible for structural, informational and behavioural properties of cells resulting in a composite picture of modern biochemistry. 

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